I seriously considered not posting today.
We've been home a week, and I'm still wiped out from our trip
and with everything that's been going on since we returned.
It's always bittersweet to say goodbye to my family
and to leave my beautiful, sea-bound native province.
Picnic at Point Prim
Martin, Jackson, Bluebell (under the table), Me,
Colleen and Lisa (behind my head), and Terry
Point Prim, Nova Scotia, Canada
July 29, 2023
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Looking Across Digby Gut at Victoria Beach ~
Digby Gut is a narrow channel connecting the Bay of Fundy to the left
with the Annapolis Basin to the right.
Point Prim, Nova Scotia, Canada
July 29, 2023
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I'm posting some trip photos below,
but first I'm sharing a different experience I had yesterday.
You have not lived until you've gone through almost two hours
of eye calisthenics in a university teaching hospital.
UCHealth Eye Center
University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus
Aurora, Colorado, USA
August 9, 2023
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My eyes dutifully performed for over an hour
for a neuro-ophthalmologist doing a one-year fellowship at the UCHealth Eye Center,
while an ophthalmology resident observed us.
Then the neuro-ophthalmologist, who will eventually operate on my eyes,
came in and examined me while the fellow and the resident observed.
Terry sat quietly in the corner watching everything and flashing me encouraging smiles.
"I'm a great surgeon!" Dr. Prem Subramanian assured me,
which is what you want to hear when someone will be operating
on the muscles behind your eyeballs.
Unfortunately, I can't have surgery until my thyroid is stable
and in the normal range again, likely sometime next year.
The good news is that I have developed great coping skills for taking and editing pictures!
I'd be devastated if I couldn't enjoy photography while all this is occurring.
I've chosen a few photos to share from our trip home to see my family in Nova Scotia.
All of Us Together Again ~
First Time Since Before the Pandemic
Bottom to Top: Bertie, Barb, Donnie, Roy, and Me
Smith's Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada
July 31, 2023
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Queen Anne's Lace
Smith's Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada
July 27, 2023
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Everyone's Darling ~ Little Jackson
Smith's Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada
July 27, 2023
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A Timeless Sight ~ Clamdiggers Working on the Mudflats
Digby Gut is in the background, and the Annapolis Basin in the foreground.
Smith's Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada
July 31, 2023
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No Glass of Water is Safe from Scotia!
Smith's Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada
July 24, 2023
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Morning Lattes at Bertie and Peter's
Marissa, Carlyn with Marty, Blair, Sue, Bertie, Julie, Me (Louise), Heather, Lisa, and Sara
Smith's Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada
August 2, 2023
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A Baby Photo of My father I Had Never Seen ~
At Barb and Pat's Home
Smith's Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada
July 24, 2023
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My Nephew Blair Meets the Newest Family Pet, Josie
Josie, a rescue husky from Texas, arrived in the middle of everything the night before.
Smith's Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada
July 30, 2023
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The Digby Wharf and Scallop Fleet ~
In the foreground you can see sailboats moored at the floating dock.
As the tide rises, the dock floats upward held in place by the tall brown poles in the photo.
Digby Nova Scotia, Canada
July 29, 2023
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Catching Bubbles
Lisa, Donnie, Krista, Colleen, and Jackson
Smith's Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada
July 25, 2023
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Pizza and Beer at the Lazy Bear ~
Olivia, Naddy, Martin, Dean, Baby Jackson, Colleen, Gavin (standing)
Lisa (standing), Pat, Barb, Terry, and Me
Smith's Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada
July 27, 2023
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Timeless Sight ~ Family Bonfire at Donnie and Martin's Home ~
Donnie, Claire's Pat, and Peter
Smith's Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada
July 29, 2023
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Heading Home to Different Houses ~
After Another Family Get Together
Smith's Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada
July 31, 2023
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I'm linking to Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date and Nicole's Friday Face Off.
Scallops and Lobster Tail Special~
The Fundy Restaurant
Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
August 1, 2023
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Terry and I
The Fundy Restaurant
Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
August 1, 2023
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Have a great weekend!
Till next time ~
Fundy Blue
My next post will be soon! 🤞
On the Bay of Fundy
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